Obituaries – February 16, 2012

DAVID I. BRINER JR.David I. Briner Jr., 58, of Millerstown died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence, Harrisburg. He was born April 22, 1953 in Lewistown. He retired from DDSP Mechanicsburg on April 2, 2010 and worked the desk at Lost Creek Golf Club; was a 1971 graduate of Lewistown High School; served in the Air Force from 1973-1977; a member of Union County West End Fire Company, Glen Iron, Union County Sportsmen’s Club, Millmont, Chubb-Stroup VFW Post 5049, Millerstown, Newport American Legion Post 177, Central District Firemans Association, Moose Lodge 925, Millerstown, Millerstown Volunteer Fire Company, life member of Yeagertown Volunteer Fire Company and City Hook and Ladder Company, Lewistown, Lost Creek Golf Club, Elkwood Camp, Troxellville, and former member of the Hillbilly Camp, Decker Valley; and enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing.Surviving are his wife, Marie (Hand) Briner; his parents, David I. Sr. and Gwen (Bush) Briner; a daughter, Rebecca Yeater; three sisters, Patty Bumgardner, Deanna Briner and Vicki Bowersox, all of Lewistown; two grandchildren, Kelsey and Jenna; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by a baby sister; maternal grandparents, Gilbert and Edith Bush; maternal uncle, Donald Bush; paternal grandmother, Dorothy (Briner) Mackneer, and stepgrandfather, Hen Mackneer; paternal great-grandmother, Grace Briner; and paternal great-uncle, Rev. John Briner.Services were held Feb. 4 in Highland Presbyterian Church, Newport. David Myers Funeral Home, Newport, handled arrangements.Memorial contributions may be made to Millerstown Fire/Ambulance, P.O. Box 204, Millerstown 17062.

PALMER G. STRAWSERPalmer G. “Jerry” Strawser, 68, of Enola died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was born April 14, 1943 in Oriental to the late Jean A. (Strawser) Chubb.He was a retired owner of Strawser’s Towing, Enola, and loved dirt track racing. Surviving are his wife, Shirley D. Strawser; three daughters, Tina L. Bowers of West Fairview, Teresa K. Stoner of Enola and Kandi L. Lopp of Enola; two sons, Gerry of Enola and James D. of New Cumberland; two sisters, Grace Metz of Loysville and Bonita Rodgers of Loysville; two brothers, Leroy Chubb Jr. of Elliottsburg and Michael Chubb of Landisburg; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.Services were held Feb. 10 in Michael J. Shalonis Funeral Home, Marysville, with the Rev. Robert R. Yankovitz officiating. Burial was in Perry Heights Cemetery, Marysville.

HENRY G. WEIBLEYHenry G. Weibley, 78, formerly of Loysville and Shermans Dale, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center.He was born Feb. 12, 1934 to the late Samuel and Rebecca Weibley.He was a retired employee of UGI Corp. of Harrisburg and enjoyed hunting and fishing.Surviving are four daughters; two stepdaughters; a stepson; a brother; and several grandchildren.Services were held Feb. 9 in Boyer Funeral Home, New Bloomfield, with the Rev. Anthony C. Hill officiating.

ELEANOR F. FRITZ CHUBBEleanor F. Fritz Chubb, 90, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at her home in Newport. She was born Dec. 26, 1921 in Snyder County to Otto and Cora (Krytzer) Benner. She was retired from Piezo Crystal, Carlisle, and had worked in numerous dress factories; a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, Markelsville, where she taught Sunday school for 35 years, and the DAV, where she served as chaplain; and loved to sew and crochet, do crafts, cook, gardening and write poetry. She was honored and published in the 1995 National Library of Poetry's “A Sea of Treasures” for her poem, “McKees Rocks.”She was the widow of Glenn Walter Fritz and Lee Chubb. Surviving by three children, G. Gary Fritz of Pleasant Hall, Sandra Comp of New Bloomfield and Sue Freeman of Newport; a stepson, Robert Chubb of Thompsontown; a stepdaughter, Pat Shenk of Millerstown; a foster daughter, Sandee Lutz of Myerstown; five grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Dan, Otto, Gordon and Alfred Benner; and a sister, Alvirda Zang.Services were held Feb. 3 in David Myers Funeral Home, Newport, with the Rev. Sara Aker officiating. Burial was in Eshcol Cemetery, Millerstown. Memorial contributions may be made to her church, 7000 Creek Road, Newport 17074, or Eshcol Cemetery Association, c/o Peg McNaughton, 259 Honeysuckle Hollow, Newport.

MINNIE E. SHEAFFERMinnie Elizabeth Sheaffer, 85, of Shermans Dale died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Carlisle.She was born June 20, 1926 in Mechanicsburg to Tolbert and Mary (Shenk) Vogelsong.She retired from Carlisle Tire and Wheel; formerly attended Young’s United Methodist Church, Mechanicsburg; and enjoyed bingo, bus trips to Atlantic City, N.J., gardening, especially lilac bushes, crocheting and cracking black walnuts in the kitchen.Surviving are her husband of 63 years, Lloyd Woodrow Sheaffer; six children, Connie L. Kretzing of Newport, Loretta L. Miley, Gail M. Shull, Barry L. and Paul D., all of Shermans Dale, and Penny S. Reisinger of New Bloomfield; a brother, Tolbert “Mike” Vogelsong of Mechanicsburg; a sister, Faye Rehm of Baltimore, Md.; seven grandsons and nine granddaughters; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by a son, Clifford W.; four brothers, Lester, Walter “Butch,” Sylvan and Richard “Buck” Vogelsong; and a sister, Thelma Vogelsong.Services were held Jan. 31 in Myers-Buhrig Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, with the Rev. Dr. Charles Hostetter officiating. Burial was in St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Enola.

VONNIE A. FREDERICKVonnie Alexander Frederick, 68, of Portsmouth, Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at home. She was born in Norfolk to the late Mildred and George E. Alexander Sr. She retired from Portsmouth Public Schools and was a member of Westhaven Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Larry Frederick; two daughters, Robin Beagle Haga and Lisa Oakley; two sons, Wayne Beagle and Mark A. Beagle; a brother, George E. Alexander Jr.; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A service was held Feb. 4 in her church with the Rev. Jim McAlister officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth, handled arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Bon Secours Hospice, 150 Kingsley Lane, Norfolk, Va. 23505, or American Cancer Society.

HARRY R. BOOK JR.Harry R. Book Jr., 82, of Blain died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at home.He was born March 31, 1929 at Doylesburg to the late Harry R. Sr. and Mary E. (Junkin) Book.He was a dairy farmer for 35 years before retiring, and he clerked at Book’s Market in Blain. He grew up farming and briefly worked on roads for PennDOT, and worked for Heinz Company at Chambersburg, South Eastern Artificial Breeders in Franklin County and Smith’s Feed Mill, Blain. He was a member of Shermans Valley Grace Brethren Church, Blain.Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Ida N.S. Book; three children, Diane I. Thomas of Hanover and Michael S. and Nathan D., both of Blain; six grandchildren, Bridget Book-Lee, Elizabeth Harner, Jason Book, Hannah Blandin, Matthew Thomas and Aaron Thomas; two great-grandchildren, Micah and Caleb Harner; and three siblings, Galen Book of Doylesburg, Geraldine Felmlee of Dry Run and Mary Alleman of Toney, Ala.He was preceded in death by three siblings, Eva Walker and John and Thaddeus Book.Services were held Feb. 8 in Perry Mennonite Reception Center, Elliottsburg, with the Rev. Jim Link officiating. Burial was in Blain Cemetery.Nickel Funeral Home, Loysville, handled arrangements.Memorial contributions may be made to his church (social hall project), P.O. Box 147, Blain 17006.

BEULAH E. BROWNBeulah Elizabeth “Boots” Brown, 79, of Grist Mill Road, Burnt Cabins, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 at Pinnacle Health Community Campus, Harrisburg.She was born Dec. 10, 1932 in Kistler to the late George and Sara (Rice) McMillen. She was a homemaker and of the Presbyterian faith.She was the widow of Carl S. Brown, who died Nov. 21, 1996 and to whom she was married 42 years.Surviving are two sons and three daughters, Dennis K. McMillen of Loysville, Sue E. Wright of Chambersburg, Carol M. Cisney of Shade Gap, Eddie S. Brown of Burnt Cabins and Debra K. Cutchall of McConnellsburg; a sister, Ann Rohm of Blaine; a brother, Robert McMillen of Carlisle; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.Pastor William Kuhn officiated at private services.M.R. Brown Funeral Home, Hustontown, handled arrangements.

SANDRA L. EBERSOLESandra L. Ebersole, 62, of Newport died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. She was born Aug. 16, 1949 to the late Lloyd and Edith (Collins) Shrawder. She had worked at Wal-Mart, Mechanicsburg; was a 1968 graduate of Newport High School; attended Hilltop Christian Church; loved to read, do puzzles and help people.Surviving are four children, William Ebersole, Sonya Ebersole, Marcia Ebersole and Jessica Ebersole, and their father, Paul Ebersole, all of Newport; three half-sisters, Alice Hoak and Vernelle Cantrell, both of South Carolina, and Lucille Hastings of Chambersburg; and a granddaughter, Makayla Ebersole.A memorial service was held Feb. 11 in Newport First Church of God with the Rev. Cheryl Dorman officiating. Burial was in Newport Cemetery.David Myers Funeral Home, Newport, handled arrangements.Memorial contributions may be made to Newport Public Library, 316 N. Fourth St., Newport 17074.